Senate Bill 370 (2013) - The Florida Senate

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CS/SB 370: Disposition of Human Remains

GENERAL BILL by Regulated Industries ; Sachs

Disposition of Human Remains; Revising procedures for the registration of certificates of death or fetal death and the medical certification of causes of death; revising procedures for the reporting and disposition of unclaimed remains; prohibiting certain uses or dispositions of the remains of deceased persons whose identities are not known; revising provisions prohibiting the selling or buying of human remains or the transmitting or conveying of such remains outside the state, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2013
Last Action: 4/29/2013 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 171 (Ch. 2013-138) -SJ 731
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

Senate Committee References:

Regulated Industries (RI)
Health Policy (HP)
Judiciary (JU)
Appropriations (AP)

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Bill History

Date	Chamber	Action
1/17/2013	Senate	• Filed
1/24/2013	Senate	• Referred to Regulated Industries; Health Policy; Judiciary; Appropriations -SJ 30
3/4/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Regulated Industries, 03/07/13, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Office Building
3/5/2013	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 30
3/7/2013	Senate	• CS by Regulated Industries; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 196
3/11/2013	Senate	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Health Policy -SJ 196 • On Committee agenda-- Health Policy, 03/14/13, 8:00 am, 412 Knott Building
3/12/2013	Senate	• CS by Regulated Industries read 1st time -SJ 199
3/14/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Health Policy; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 208 • Now in Judiciary -SJ 208
3/27/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 04/01/13, 3:15 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
4/1/2013	Senate	• Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 277
4/2/2013	Senate	• Now in Appropriations -SJ 277
4/18/2013	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/23/13, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/23/2013	Senate	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0 -SJ 658
4/25/2013	Senate	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 658 • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/29/13
4/29/2013	Senate	• Read 2nd time -SJ 730 • Substituted CS/HB 171 -SJ 731 • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 171 (Ch. 2013-138) -SJ 731

Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
H 171 (er)	Disposition of Human Remains	Rooney	Identical	Last Action: 6/10/2013 Chapter No. 2013-138 Location: Became Law

Version	Posted	Format
S 370 Filed	1/17/2013 1:12 PM	Web Page \| PDF
S 370 c1	3/11/2013 8:55 AM	Web Page \| PDF

Committee Amendments

S 370 Filed
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
206074 - Amendment (Delete All) Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:	Regulated Industries (Sachs)	3/6/2013 9:51 AM	Replaced by Committee Substitute 3/7/2013	Web Page PDF

S 370 c1
Amendment	Sponsor	Filed	Last Committee Action	Format
194918 - Amendment Delete lines 584 - 609 and insert:	Health Policy (Flores)	3/12/2013 5:19 PM	Withdrawn 3/14/2013	Web Page PDF

Floor Amendments

No Floor Amendments Available

Bill Analyses

Type	Analysis	Author	Posted	Format
Bill Analysis	S 370	Regulated Industries (Pre-Meeting)	3/6/2013 9:48 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Regulated Industries (Post-Meeting)	3/11/2013 9:15 AM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Health Policy (Pre-Meeting)	3/12/2013 7:40 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Health Policy (Post-Meeting)	3/14/2013 1:15 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Judiciary (Pre-Meeting)	3/29/2013 4:32 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Judiciary (Post-Meeting)	4/1/2013 8:56 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)	4/21/2013 6:11 PM	PDF
Bill Analysis	S 370	Appropriations (Post-Meeting)	4/24/2013 9:19 PM	PDF

Version	Committee	Date	Result
S 370 Filed	Regulated Industries	3/7/2013 10:30 AM	10 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 370 c1	Health Policy	3/14/2013 8:00 AM	9 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 370 c1	Judiciary	4/1/2013 3:15 PM	8 Yeas - 0 Nays
S 370 c1	Appropriations	4/23/2013 9:00 AM	16 Yeas - 0 Nays

Citations - Statutes (21)

Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
382.002	Definitions.	Page 3 (pdf)
382.006	Burial-transit permit.	Page 4 (pdf)
382.008	Death and fetal death registration.	Page 5 (pdf)
382.011	Medical examiner determination of cause of death.	Page 7 (pdf)
406.49		Page 8 (pdf)
406.50	Unclaimed dead bodies or human remains; disposition, procedure.	Page 8 (pdf)
406.51	Disposition of unclaimed deceased veterans; contract requirements.	Page 11 (pdf)
406.52	Retention of bodies before use; unfit or excess number of bodies, disposition procedure.	Page 12 (pdf)
406.53	Death of indigents; notice; delivery to the anatomical board when unclaimed; exceptions; assessment of fees.	Page 13 (pdf)
406.54	Bodies may be claimed after delivery to anatomical board.	Page 24 (pdf)
406.55	Contracts for delivery of body after death prohibited.	Page 13 (pdf)
406.56	Acceptance of bodies under will.	Page 14 (pdf)
406.57	Distribution of dead bodies.	Page 14 (pdf)
406.58	Fees; authority to accept additional funds; annual audit.	Page 15 (pdf)
406.59	Institutions receiving bodies.	Page 16 (pdf)
406.60	Disposition of bodies after use.	Page 16 (pdf)
406.61	Selling, buying, or conveying bodies outside state prohibited; exceptions, penalty.	Page 17 (pdf)
497.005	Definitions.	Page 20 (pdf)
497.382	Reports of cases embalmed and bodies handled.	Page 20 (pdf)
497.607	Cremation; procedure required.	Page 21 (pdf)
765.513	Donees; purposes for which anatomical gifts may be made.	Page 23 (pdf)

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